Earth Hour is this Saturday at 8:30 pm, so get ready to do some serious light flipping to the off position. Trust me, you'll survive the whole 60 minutes and you certainly won't be alone — millions of others will also be doing the deed. And if you head to the Space Needle or the Empire State Building to seek refuge from the dark, you're out of luck ... these monuments, along with others, will be going dark to help combat climate change.

Advice columnist Chanie has suggestions on what to do with yourself during Earth Hour and for auxiliary illumination ideas, head on over to my posts on eco-flashlights and LED flameless candles. It goes without saying, before the lights go out check out these assorted green home links.

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